Where's the community?

Hey, just got into this game and its pretty awesome. But the subreddit seems a bit dead, is there just not that many people playing the game in general or is the majority on other platforms? Would be cool to have something to organize scrims and pickup games

Game has lost a lot of it's momentum as it's lost a bit of it's novelty factor, a lot of people didn't enjoy the game, there is just not a lot of content so the people who play for ladder points, progression, cosmetics etc have nothing to do right now.

Further, the new casters for quake, ketchup and mustard, also don't have any background knowledge about quake and the players. They can't tell any interesting stories, can't build up any hype based on players past and their performances. They just cast their play-by-play style which is not really appealing.

Definitely this for the esports aspect of the game, which would certainly helps boost its popularity. Quake has such a storied past, being the first game of the modern 3D era to have large tournaments, professional players, etc etc. (For example, in the first NA qualifier we had Unholy playing, who was part of the legendary Quake1 clan deathrow lead by the legend Tresh himself! Unfortunately he never even got mentioned) With so many old faces coming out of the woodworks to play QC it's a shame that Ketchup and Mustard aren't doing the research necessary to really know who these guys are before casting their games. There's so much history spanning Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, CPM, QL, etc that we're missing out on. Would love to see an old school pro like D16Makaveli get in there instead as a color commentator.

Edit: Nvm just tuned into the stream and I hear Makaveli has joined them in commentary :D

Yeah but that makes the commentary more dull, at least for old school fans like me. And for the new fans as well, they are missing out on that flavorful history that truly makes Quake a generational esport. I just hope they get 2gd, DJ wheat and slasher to commentate for the Quakecon finals.

I think I found the video you mentioned, well, I played some Q3 for old times' sake a few days ago, and next morning when I jumped in QC to play a few duels, that was when the sudden realization hit that moving here compared to Q3 is like walking in mud, so nothing really surprises me anymore.

Lack of Q1/Q2 style teamplay = no community. The game needs a solid teamplay mode to really grow and maintain a strong community. id has completely ignored all questions related to this in their Ask the Devs answers. Once the money dries up this game is going to crater hard.